Dubliner Andrew is set to appear alongside returning cast members Daniel Craig, who plays the secret agent, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear and Naomie Harris along with Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista and Christoph Waltz who are reported to be joining the cast.

The movie, directed by Sam Mendes, is set to be released in October 2015, with the cast and title officially announced tomorrow.

Andrew is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch and break Hollywood.

An
insider told the Mirror: “Andrew was hand-picked for a role in the new
Bond movie after film bosses loved his star turn in Sherlock.

“Casting
directors thought he was perfect to play a baddie and they wanted to
use his existing Sherlock profile - and amp it up to the next level.

“Andrew
is hoping the move will see him leap from TV to the big screen, where
he can eventually divide his time between London and LA. He knows this
is his big break.”

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Best known for playing Moriarty in the TV series Sherlock, Andrew Scott started researching his role for this year’s Pride — a sweet British movie set during the country’s infamous miners’ strike of 1984 — he was pulled up short by what he discovered.

September172014

"I
don't believe people are intrinsically homophobic. I think they're
ignorant, and they need to be exposed to things," said actor, famous for
his chilling portrayal of villain Moriarty in the BBC's Sherlock.

Scott in Sherlock

The 37-year-old from Churchtown, south Dublin, was speaking ahead
of the release of his new movie, Pride, where he co-stars with The Wire
actor Dominic West.

The film is the true story about how gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists gave financial support to
miners during the lengthy National Union of Mineworkers strike in Britain in the 1980s.

Andrew Scott, Amy Huberman and Peter McDonald attending a gala screening of The Stag held at the Vue cinema, London

Scott plays a young man forced to turn away from his hometown and his religious mother his because of his sexuality.

That's in contrast to the actor's own personal experience of coming out, which was a happy one.

Scott is in a long-term relationship in London and said it's "pretty cool" that gay marriage has finally been legalised in Britain.

"Sometimes
I think people talk about different types of sexuality as if the were
invented in 1973," he said on the delayed gay marriage legislation in
Britain.

"It's going on since the dawn of humanity, and will continue until the end of humanity, whenever that may be," said Scott.

The Government here has pledged to hold a referendum on gay marriage next year.

Meanwhile,
having portrayed a variety of straight and gay characters throughout
his career, Scott said he has no preference between the two.

"In
relation to this film [Pride], people keep talking about the notion of
'playing gay'. Which I always think is preposterous... when you've got
ten leading characters who are gay, you're not playing 'the gay one'.

"This is a character where it's much more about his nationality, his national identity, anyway."

The movie, a comedy drama, also features performances by West as well as Bafta-winner Bill Nighy.

Growing
up in Dublin in the 1980s, Scott - who also starred Irish comedy The
Stag - developed his own views on the strike and the reign of former
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

"I remember the miners strike, of course, and I remember her presence. I remember that feeling of hatred," he said.

"I
really do hate the idea of us and them, the idea that you have to be
naturally suspicious of people that are different to you," said Scott.